Daily Republican., 1887-04-12
NEWS SUMMARY.

A. passenger train on the Missouri Pa
kcinc RAilroad was thrown from tic trscl
Dear Nebraska City on January 1tsh
fThe engineer was killed, q number U
Ipersons were injured, aud SO, Geo w0ytl
{of property was dsk1eoysd. Jsmes Bel
land David Ho6man Were nrreated fo
the crime and indicted for murder IL
the irst degree. Hoffman was PLACED
on trial as principal Oh Wednesday lat,
and Bell testified that "Hofsman did tb,
job while he sat near, too drunk TO taxi
part" The jury on Saturday evening
returned q verdict OF murder in tho frs
degree.
Two terrific explosions occurred OF
Sunday afternoon In the nitro gly cerin,
works ut Plattsburg, New York, but M
person was killed. It 10 thought tha
tho heat of the sun raised the tempera
lure Of the substance, which was mixed
ou'side OF the factory. The frst explo
sion scattered the fire In the stove and
caused second explosion OF six hun
dred pounds Of nitr0-gly cerine. Nothing
WAS left Of the large brick building used
az o factory but an immense hole in the
ground. Windows were broken In
buildings In Plattsburg, and the shock
was felt in ButlipGton, Vermont.
While French detachment Of the
Salvation Army was parading the
streets of. Quebec on Sunday it wss
attacked by = "'howlirg mob," And
pelted with large Jumps OF snow anu
ice. Ons of the female sAlvssiouisla
Was Knocked senseless asd dangerously
mi jured. and all the drums were
smashed. No arrests were made
John Mahsun and hts wife Julia have
been arrested near Itbaoa, New York,
on the charge OF having set fre to The
house where Matthew Nassock and
three children perished ON the nis h,
Of the 28th ult. The accused were held
In default OF ball for an examination
on Thursday.
The block Of granite found In the
eastern pier of the old bridge over the
schuylkill river 1t Market street, Phils-
delphia, and the brass plate found IN
the centre Of the block, on which was
inscribed the ear OF the buildiI Of the
old bridge and other data, we've re.
placed yesterday by Mayor Eitler.
The sealing steamer Eagle, reported
lost, arrived at St. Johns, Newiouud.
land, yesterday. She reports that the
debris and apparent wreckage with the
ships name found on the ice were
dung overheard to make reom for seals.
Jacob Kettering and his son were
arrested last night In Philadelphia, on
q charge CT cutting Emil Schank and
his wife, Fannie, with q knife and
cieAveS during quarrel between them.
1t 10 said the wounds are not dan gerous.
President Cleveland has accepted an
invitation to review, on Monday next,
q procession OF colored people In ceie.
bration Of the 25th snniversary Of the
emancipation Of slaves In tho District
of Columbia.
James G. Blaine was reported to be
''tn the same favorable condition" on
Monday morning as on Sunday. His
phy sioian believes the DANGER 10 be
. pAssed, "but requires Mr.. Blaine to 10
main In his loom for at least one week"
Mary Gillis, % years old, was ad
mitted to the PeHnsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, on Monday evening with
D compound depressed fracture Of the
skull, caused. az she stated, by pome
one hitting her on tho head with q
brlck.
The body of q medical student.
named Harner, who had been missing
for some time, was found vest, rday In
the Bpow near Montreal. 1t is supposed
he perished during one of the stoi ms of
winter.
George W. Poutz, stabbed by Alex
Ander Leibsley in "A druI ken quarrel,
IA Lancaster, Penna., three weeRs ago,
lied yesterday.
Tho bark J. W. Seaver, from San
FranoiscO fnr Portland va. to,a;Ir
at Point New Year, near
santa Cruz, on Sunday. THree men
we're drowned.
Three men were killed yesterday atl
hiatt No. 10 of the new aqusonctl
fridge, New York, by the falling Of a |
. cage.